what would you do??????????
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what would you do??????????
ok i got a 90 si civic hatch with a full ls swap. what would be better for me to do
1.)get rid of ls trans and get b16 or b17 trans wit new clutch and light weight flywheel
or
2.)vtec head make ls vtec
money is tight so i cant do both now but will eventually but what would be better 1st
1.)get rid of ls trans and get b16 or b17 trans wit new clutch and light weight flywheel
or
2.)vtec head make ls vtec
money is tight so i cant do both now but will eventually but what would be better 1st
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Re: what would you do?????????? (90lsvtecsihatch)
i'd probably switch the trans first. im a sucker for accelerated trans gearing.
kind of off topic, what is a "full" LS swap? is there a half LS swap?
kind of off topic, what is a "full" LS swap? is there a half LS swap?
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Re: what would you do?????????? (90lsvtecsihatch)
I'd do the same. It's better to start something from the bottom up. It's only as strong as the weakest part. Slapping on the vtec head will only get you so far. A new clutch, flywheel etc. is a good investment.
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Re: (wiZCo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wiZCo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Transmission first.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Agreed. Tranny with a nice clutch and FW.
A friend of mine had swapped a DOHC ZC into a DX, and he kept the DX tranny at first thinking the Si gearing wouldn't make much of a difference. WRONG! The Si tranny really made that thing come to life.
Agreed. Tranny with a nice clutch and FW.
A friend of mine had swapped a DOHC ZC into a DX, and he kept the DX tranny at first thinking the Si gearing wouldn't make much of a difference. WRONG! The Si tranny really made that thing come to life.
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Tranny for sure.
I ran a 14.57 with a basically blown up LS (burnt like 2 liters of oil in 10 runs) on a YS1 with an LSD. Even better, it did it twice. Threw a rod like 1 week later, but still. A tranny can make a car from slow, to fast, just like that.
Clutch/FW was also upgraded to a aluminum flywheel and a ACT stage 2 clutch. Thing was a beast for what it was/what I paid for (100$ for the engine).
The VTEC head shouldn't even be bothered with on an LS. LS engines don't react well to VTEC heads without some bottom end work such as rod bolts. I've seen to many LS VTEC going to 8500rpm and throwing rods. Also, LS VTEC are low compression engines unless you slap some PR3 or P30 pistons.
Look into it.
I ran a 14.57 with a basically blown up LS (burnt like 2 liters of oil in 10 runs) on a YS1 with an LSD. Even better, it did it twice. Threw a rod like 1 week later, but still. A tranny can make a car from slow, to fast, just like that.
Clutch/FW was also upgraded to a aluminum flywheel and a ACT stage 2 clutch. Thing was a beast for what it was/what I paid for (100$ for the engine).
The VTEC head shouldn't even be bothered with on an LS. LS engines don't react well to VTEC heads without some bottom end work such as rod bolts. I've seen to many LS VTEC going to 8500rpm and throwing rods. Also, LS VTEC are low compression engines unless you slap some PR3 or P30 pistons.
Look into it.
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Re: (ludesrv)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludesrv »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Tranny for sure.
I ran a 14.57 with a basically blown up LS (burnt like 2 liters of oil in 10 runs) on a YS1 with an LSD. Even better, it did it twice. Threw a rod like 1 week later, but still. A tranny can make a car from slow, to fast, just like that.
Clutch/FW was also upgraded to a aluminum flywheel and a ACT stage 2 clutch. Thing was a beast for what it was/what I paid for (100$ for the engine).
The VTEC head shouldn't even be bothered with on an LS. LS engines don't react well to VTEC heads without some bottom end work such as rod bolts. I've seen to many LS VTEC going to 8500rpm and throwing rods. Also, LS VTEC are low compression engines unless you slap some PR3 or P30 pistons.
Look into it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's very correct
I ran a 14.57 with a basically blown up LS (burnt like 2 liters of oil in 10 runs) on a YS1 with an LSD. Even better, it did it twice. Threw a rod like 1 week later, but still. A tranny can make a car from slow, to fast, just like that.
Clutch/FW was also upgraded to a aluminum flywheel and a ACT stage 2 clutch. Thing was a beast for what it was/what I paid for (100$ for the engine).
The VTEC head shouldn't even be bothered with on an LS. LS engines don't react well to VTEC heads without some bottom end work such as rod bolts. I've seen to many LS VTEC going to 8500rpm and throwing rods. Also, LS VTEC are low compression engines unless you slap some PR3 or P30 pistons.
Look into it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's very correct
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Re: (thevtecnician)
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That's very correct</TD></TR></TABLE>
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That's very correct</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: (Fuzzy Rhubarb)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fuzzy Rhubarb »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^^ I'd hit it. I love hoes like that.[/i]</TD></TR></TABLE>
nice edit
nice edit
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